San Francisco Youth Commission
Youth City Services (Transportation, Housing & Recreation) Committee
DRAFT Minutes
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
4:30-6:30pm
City Hall, Room 345

There will be public comment on each item.

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

The meeting was called to order at 4:35pm. Commissioners present: Baer (Chair), Brodwin, Chan, Liang, Marshall-Fricker. Commissioners tardy: LaCroix. Staff present: Yedidia, Truong.

2. Approval of Agenda (Action Item)

Commissioner Brodwin, seconded by Commissioner Liang, moved to approve the meeting’s agenda. This motion was approved unanimously by acclamation.

3. Approval of Minutes

A. October 19, 2011

Commissioner Brodwin, seconded by Commissioner Liang, moved to approve minutes to the committee meeting of October 19, 2011. This motion was approved unanimously by acclamation.

4. Public Comment on Items not on Agenda (Discussion Only)

There was none.

5. Business (All Items to Follow Discussion and Possible Action)

A. Finalizing policy priorities for the 2011-2012 fiscal year

Committee members agreed on the following policy and programmatic priorities for the year:

Transportation:
• Following up on the free MUNI for youth campaign and making it a reality

Recreation:
• Exploring the hours of operation at recreation centers
• Exploring the quality and condition of the City’s sports fields

Housing:
• Following up/pushing on the City’s housing plan for Transitional Age Youth
• Ensuring that Transitional Age Youth are identified as a priority along with other populations in future San Francisco Housing Authority policy documents

Other “city services”:
• Following up/participating in the production of a video with the Department of Public Health and BAYCAT that will serve to train City employees and nonprofit youth workers on issues of LGBTQ youth sensitivity, as required under Chapter 12N of the City’s Administrative Code
• Guaranteeing that the City prioritize creating and regularly updating a user-friendly database of youth programs
• Assuring that the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors follow up on the 15 policy recommendations produced by the 2007 Mayor’s Transitional Youth Task Force

A propos of this last policy priority—which was identified after a presentation by the Transitional Age Youth Initiative at the last full Youth Commission meeting of Monday, November 7, 2011—committee members then collaborated on drafting a resolution calling on the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors to follow through on the 16 recommendations.

6. Adjournment

Committee Chair Baer adjourned the meeting at 6:23pm.

Any materials distributed to the members of the Youth Commission within 72 hours of the meeting or after the agenda packet has been delivered to the members are available for inspection—along with minutes of previous Youth Commission meetings and all supplementary information—at the Youth Commission office during regular office hours (9am to 6pm, Monday—Friday). The Youth Commission office is located at:
City Hall, Room 345
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 554-6446, Fax: (415) 554-6140
Email: youthcom@sfgov.org
www.sfgov.org/yc

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